1998

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Three of Japanese cellular operator DDI Corp.’s regional service providers launched commercial Code Division Multiple Access service in Japan, according to Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group. Service is …

NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular S.A. said cellular subscriber growth in its Asian markets has been negatively impacted by the region’s financial crisis and the devaluation of some Asian currencies. However, …

WASHINGTON-Motorola Inc. last week vehemently denied transferring sensitive technology to Communist China after a leaked classified Air Force report concluded Chinese nuclear missile capabilities improved as a result of work …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is investigating possible wireless resale violations by Nextel Communications Inc., a probe that contributed to the agency rejecting the forbearance petition filed by the Personal Communications …

MCLEAN, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. reported a second-quarter net loss of $531.3 million, or $1.94 per share, compared with a $261.6 million loss for the corresponding period last year. Total revenue …

NEW YORK-Orange Communications SA said it awarded a contract, valued at $460 million, to a partnership of Nokia Corp. and Ascom AG to deliver a Global System for Mobile Communications …

WASHINGTON-Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.), turning the tables on the Clinton administration, has accused the Democratic-controlled Federal Communications Commission of running a do-nothing wireless bureau. McCain, angered specifically …

LONDON-Cable & Wireless plc announced plans to purchase MCI Communications Corp.’s Internet communications business for $1.75 billion in cash. An agreement previously announced May 28 included only the Internet backbone …

NEW YORK-The $61.4 billion purchase of Ameritech Corp. by SBC Communications Inc., the second-largest merger in history, accounted for the lion’s share of communications carrier consolidation activity during the last …

Metapath Software Corp. today introduced its Cerve Provisioning Manager 2.0, which will be commercially available during the fourth quarter. The Cerve product is a real-time provisioning platform designed to decrease …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. announced a two-year strategic marketing agreement with Washington Gas, under which the utility will offer Metrocall pagers and services to its customers in the Washington, D.C., area …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Fujitsu Software Corp. extended its ByeDesk Link wireless server software to Metrocall Inc., PageMart Wireless Inc. and Paging Network Inc., as well as to PageNet reseller MCI Communications …

WASHINGTON-The FBI and the Department of Justice are shopping an amendment to congressional appropriators to change the Justice Department budget in a way that would re-write the controversial digital wiretap …

Analysts are indicating now is the time to buy some cheap Canadian wireless stocks, as the mobile phone market finally has rebounded from its 1997 growth slump. BT Alex.Brown Inc. …

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif.-International Billing Services’ electronic billing solution will be offered to the entire client base of Cincinnati Bell Information Services, which provides billing and customer-support solutions to the …

WARWICK, R.I.-Cellular One of Rhode Island and Bristol County, Mass., launched its digital wireless network and is offering calling plans that provide for free long-distance wireless calls throughout North America, …

With personal communications services carriers reporting average monthly churn levels about twice as high as cellular carriers, bad debt increasingly is being blamed for PCS churn problems. Some PCS carriers …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission created a new “accelerated docket” for complaint resolutions between telephone companies. Complaints that are accepted for the docket will be resolved within 60 days. The FCC …

LONDON-U.K. mobile operator Orange plc introduced the Orange Network Performance Promise, which offers to automatically credit the company’s Talk Plan customers with up to a minute of free talk time …

In the eyes of some, the Federal Communications Commission’s great experiment with personal communications services licensing has been a smashing success. Facilities-based competition is all around. Subscriber numbers and revenues …

I was once told that Dallas has such a great highway system because during the oil bust in the mid ’80s, business people ruled the local government bodies and did …

WASHINGTON-The European Commission last week gave conditional approval to the proposed merger between MCI Communications Corp. and WorldCom Inc. The approval is subject to the divestiture of MCI’s Internet services …

NEW YORK-Price Communications Corp. said it added 20,429 new cellular subscribers during the second quarter, compared with 12,607 new subscribers during the second quarter of 1997. The company’s total subscriber …

Qualcomm Qualcomm Inc. announced its shipment of samples for its fifth-generation chipset, including the MSM3000 single-chip Mobile Station Modem and the IFT3000 and IFR3000 fully integrated Intermediate Frequency chipset. The …

CLEVELAND, Ohio-Reltec Corp. said it established a joint venture with Splice do Brazil Telecommunicacoes e Eletronica S.A. to capitalize on opportunities provided by the privatization of Telebras, the state-owned telecom …